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RULE 4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS <br />as the premine inventory. Cover data will be collected using a point frame placed in an unbiased <br />manner. Overall, postmine data collection methods will be similar to premine data collection <br />methods. Relative cover values (composition) will be determined for each species in the sampled <br />portion of the reclaimed area. <br />A similar analysis of Harner's January, 1985 Danforth Project data for the baseline evaluation of <br />the South Taylor Area (PR -02) yields a similar level of herbaceous diversity: an average of 3 <br />perennial grasses and 1 perennial forb for the three sampled communities with relative cover values <br />between 3% and 50%. These values are readily observable on the summary table below that lists <br />those taxa that exceed 3% relative cover from each of the study's three vegetation communities. <br />The Number of Native Perennials with Between 3% and <br />50% Relative Cover from the Dominant Communities of the <br />So. Taylor Area - Harner, 1985 <br />Percent Relative Cover / Total No. <br />Sagebrush <br />Mtn. Shrub <br />Aspen <br />Species <br />Agropyron smithii <br />5.91 <br />Agropyron spicatum <br />5.58 <br />Agropyron trachycaulum <br />3.07 <br />8mmus ported <br />3.50 <br />3.33 <br />8.38 <br />Elymus glaucus <br />7.85 <br />Poa ratensis <br />9.08 <br />11.87 <br />10.30 <br />Subtotall <br />4 <br />1 3 <br />1 3 <br />Achillea lanulosa <br />3.49 <br />Lupins caudatus <br />5.14 <br />Osmorhiza occidentalis <br />6.46 <br />Subtotal <br />1 <br />0 <br />2 <br />Amelachier utahensis <br />13.73 <br />Artemisia tridentata <br />27.13 <br />Prunus virginiana <br />4.89 <br />Quercus gambelIV <br />7.47 <br />Symphoricarpos oreophilus <br />12.80 <br />37.07 <br />32.81 <br />Subtotall <br />2 <br />3 <br />2 <br />TOTALI <br />7 <br />6 <br />7 <br />Given the aforementioned, the revegetation objective for diversity will be to establish a community <br />on the reclaimed areas that contain the following; <br />For areas targeting the livestock grazing subcomponent of the Rangeland Land Use (Pre -2008 <br />reclamation): <br />a) At least two cool season perennial grasses with between 3% and 50% relative cover <br />(composition). <br />Rule 4 Performance Standards 4-73 Revision Date: 11/27/18 <br />Revision No.: TR -129 <br />